St. Francis and Folsom squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but St. Francis had to settle for second. They came up short against the Folsom Bulldogs, falling 3-0. The Troubadours haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
While St. Francis ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-21, 25-19.
Loss or not, St. Francis got some senior leadership from Nika Jafari and Mana Jafari. Nika had five digs and two aces, while Mana had five digs and three aces. That's the most aces Mana has posted since back in October.
Folsom's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Khloe Wong, who had 14 digs.
St. Francis' defeat dropped their record down to 23-13. As for Folsom, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 30-8 record this season.
St. Francis does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Folsom, they will take on St. Mary's at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Mary's will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Folsom surely won't give up without a fight.
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